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As service providers, we must also be willing to allow our clients to complain, and to ask them directly for feedback, both good and bad.

Wells Fargo and Bank of America posted double-digit increases on the amount of credit provided to mortgage bankers in 2013. Most other warehouse lenders' commitments shrunk.

How you brand your products and services can create a competitive advantage for you in your marketplace.

Mortgage rates declined, decreasing home-loan costs as fewer Americans sought financing for purchases.

Banks are easing credit standards in search of a safe and profitable middle ground after an era of reckless home lending gave way to the stiffest rules in decades, putting a damper on the housing recovery.

Last week I wrote about how the college application process compares to the mortgage industry, and I got a lot of commentary on that, more than anything else I have written in the past few months.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed several changes to its biggest mortgage rules on Wednesday which would effectively allow lenders to get more loans defined as "qualified mortgages."

Texas, a big market for reverse mortgages, has approved a variation of the product that taps the equity in a senior's home to pay for a new, often smaller, dwelling.

Mortgage applications fell to their lowest level since December 2000 as fewer borrowers purchased homes and even less refinanced their properties.

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday neared the halfway mark of unwinding its unprecedented bond buying program, reducing its purchases to $45 billion.